Review on Butchers Arms
In lush countryside close to the Northamptonshire - Warwickshire border, the beautiful Butcher's Arms Restaurant started life as an alehouse around 1375; soldiers firing up for the Battle of Edgehill reputedly used it as a watering hole and â€" in its current incarnation â€" it has played host to all manner of celebrities (check out their photos on the walls).
The silver-service restaurant is delightfully traditional and eminently proud of its old-fashioned virtues: staff are impeccably turned out, desserts are displayed on a trolley, and the lengthy menu by-passes fashion in favour of mushrooms in garlic butter, Dover Sole Mornay and tournedos Rossini. It’s easy to see why customers love the place.
Occasionally, something more up-to-date appears in the shape of grilled scallops with caramelised chilli sauce or spicy corn-fed chicken breast wrapped in Parma ham with chorizo pasta. Ingredients are always wisely chosen â€" whether it’s locally reared Lighthorne lamb, prime Scotch steaks or venison. The owners â€" and many of the long-serving staff â€" hail from Portugal (‘Britain’s oldest ally’), and the 200-strong wine list has some very fine Portuguese bottles tucked away among representatives from the rest of Europe and the New World.
Cuisine
Modern English
Chef
George-Adrian Bobirica
Restaurant Opening Times
Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00pm Tue-Fri (12.00pm - 3.30pm Sun)
Dinner: 6.30 - 9.30pm Tue-Fri (6.00pm - 9.45pm Sat)
Accepted credit cards
Visa, Master Card
